Thomas Devoitinne

Global IT Category Manager at Vodafone (Artificial Intelligence, Contact Centre & Retail )

Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg

About

Sourcing professional with an extensive experience in purchasing management within the logisitc, automotive, financial services & telco industries.

Experience

  • Global Category Manager IT Digital & Security at Vodafone
    Sep 2019 - Present · 6 yrs 10 mos

    - Support the category strategy for AI (Chatbot & Voicebot), Robotics Process Automation , Call centres & Retail shops - Negotiate and deliver global agreements across 26 local markets - Build and maintain a very strong partnership with Vodafone’s stakeholders at Group and local market level to ensure continuous alignment with the category strategy; - Optimise supplier performance through strong commercial management, ensuring business value is delivered & competitive advantage is maintained - Evaluate and negotiate complex pricing models ensuring the delivery of savings and working capital

  • Buyer at Société Générale
    Jan 2018 - Aug 2019 · 1 yr 8 mos

    Support the Head of Purchasing for transversal expenses across IT (hardware and software), facility management, real estate, business consulting & telecommunications. Collecting business requirements and ensuring they are met while promoting competition among suppliers. Taking the ownership of end-to-end purchasing projects: - Issuing calls for tenders - Leading negotiations - Managing the contractualisation process - Monitoring suppliers relationship - Conducting compliance due diligence

  • Sourcing & Procurement Specialist for Faurecia at Infosys
    Sep 2016 - Dec 2017 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Ensure that products and services are purchased from approved suppliers and delivered upon agreed terms in order to grant maximum value for the company's operations : - Compliance check of the requisitions - Sourcing - Spot and Tactical buy activities - Negotiate with suppliers to meet quality, delivery, and cost objectives. -Establish and maintains rapport with all levels of supplier personnel and internal customers. - Identify opportunities and implements actions to achieve efficiencies. - Savings accordingly with the saving plan imposed by Faurecia. - Standardization of the current process, by developing new ways to drive efficiency and more savings.

  • BBL TRANSPORT (Istanbul, Turquie)
    • Buyer & International Business Developer
      Oct 2013 - Apr 2016 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      Understand the needs of the customers and our internal clients : - Handle tenders regarding transportation. - Buy at the best price the right kind of transportation according to the customer’s need. - Managing and following up transportation contracts with suppliers to ensure delivery performance. - Strong daily communication with suppliers and clients. Enlarge the business volume by gaining new partners & customers : - Search for the companies which have international potential - Listen to their needs and desires - According to these needs adapt to them and give them solution offers - Finally add them to my portfolio After ascertaining international import and export companies, make agreements with these companies about transportation charges calculated according to costs and try to add them to customer portfolio as well PROMOTE BBL' COMMERCIAL FUNCTIONS: By selling the BBL services and products By maintaining regular contact with customers By developing sales and marketing opportunities By coordinating sales activities with commercial agents By providing customer service By negotiating sales terms and conditions with customers

    • Import-Export Assistant
      May 2013 - Sep 2013 · 5 mos

      Supplier management with monitoring and organization of transport lines between Europe and Turkey or Turkey and Middle East Find the best solutions and buy at the best price.

  • Dispatch Assitant at Demeco group
    Jul 2012 - Sep 2012 · 3 mos

    Supervised drivers and was their first point of contact Made sure that all transport fleet vehicles were properly maintained and serviced Prepared transport schedule for deliveries Gave drivers a full debrief